Thoroughly enjoyed this course. I have measured my level of happiness and I was practising different rewirement tasks each week. This helped me to build new healthy habits I could incorporate in my daily routine. It was a very active and engaging 10 weeks and I recommend it to anyone, who is looking to do some well-being activities in their lives.   

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and learnt some practical and valuable lessons. I kept putting off the assignment as I thought it was going to be a massive task, the assumption I made from the way it was worded throughout the time I was doing the course. In actual fact it was more of a reflection exercise and far less daunting than I had anticipated.

Best thing I've ever done for myself and ultimately all those I love! Laura Santos clearly presents The Science of Well-Being and it is just that, science, within all human beings reach! Thank you Coursera! Thank you Yale! Most of all thank you Laura Santos for giving me understanding and knowledge to increase my happiness substantially! Thank you!

I love the way the course is built on scientific research and evidence. I have a STEM education so it is important to understand how things work the way they do and the lecturer does a great job showing, explaining and reviewing the course contents throughout the course. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot with it. Thank you for making this happen.

Transformative and powerful! This may be the best way to ease into change ever. I've also now become a listener to Dr. Santos' podcast too! Check it out- the "A New Hope" episode proved to be so helpful for improving my exercise habits.

I cannot thank you enough Dr. Santos!

Is there any way we could adapt a version for high school Jrs. and srs.?!?

Very well done that has scientific data to support what we have proclivities toward that is not helpful for happiness, as well as what we should recognize and practice to attain higher levels of happiness. A wonderful, practical, and data-driven course with a great and easygoing instructor, on a user-friendly learning management system. Five Stars!

A course well worth your time. I really enjoyed that this course works to have you put your learnings into action while you are in the class. You are learning from leacture and doing experiements on yourself as you go along! The course comepletely changed my perspective on the things that can provide measureable and lasting happiness in my own life.

I don't have the words to express how amazing and full of insight this course is! The professor Santos and the contents are refreshing and valuable. I highly recommend this course, for people in any professional career. I also would like to express my gratitude towards the creators of this course, it has been amazing and eye-opening. Thanks for all!

Loved this course and I'm so happy that my friend recommended it to me! I have learnt many valuable lessons about what I THINK makes me happy vs. what ACTUALLY makes me feel fulfilled and contented. I am much more conscious of not making material purchases, but rather spending quality time savouring experiences and enjoying sharing them with others.

This is one of those great courses that has a mix of all the good stuff. Great content, excellent resource person, fun activities. I have picked up great life-long habits like gratitude and meditating. This is a must-visit course for individuals who are deeply passionate about having a happier life but also keen on putting in the work for that life.

Exceptional course.

Before this course I was chasing my dog tail, and trying to do too many things. This lead to chronic sleep deficiency and associated all health problems. Thanks to Professor Santos course, I re-organized my self and now so much happier. Great course and excellent and engaging delivery of content. I will recommend this to everyone.

I am an engineer and I have always been a bit biased towards non-math sciences. I started the course with a prejudice in my mind and I struggled at the beginning. But after some weeks, things found their places and I really enjoyed the course. I applied what I learnt from the course into my daily life and I can say that it improved my life quality.

Dear Laurie I am quite grateful with you and with the course, you made it quite interesting and I already implemented fast walking and sleep meditation (normally I sleep 5 hrs and I want to reach 7 hrs in a near future).

I apologize as sometime for the reason of my work/or family I could comply on time a few things.

Thanks for everything.

Kindly,

Luis

Fantastic Course! Great sharing to empower others!

The only part I was not on the same page as is your view regarding social media. I believe we need to not resist it by having acceptance of it, then practice healthy engagement with it and teach our children how to have healthy management of it.

Thank you for creating this great course!

Warmly,

Donna

It's really amazing and the way everything explained is fantastic. During this lockdown this course help me alot to increase my happiness which I think had reduced considerably during this situation.it develop a short of new approach towards things in life. Thanks alot professor Santos and Yale University for designing this wonderful course .🙂🙂

This is a fascinating class, really enjoyed the experience. Learning so much about how our minds work, mis wanting, Gi Joe Fallacy, Signature Strengths, Flow, Growth Mindset.... there is so much more . Dr Santos is an outstanding instructor, the class had so much flow for me, I was really caught up in it. Highly recommend taking this course.

I loved this course. Laura Santos is clear and concise in her delivery of scientific research. For anyone questioning their own happiness or curious about happiness in general, I highly recommend this course. The challenge is to make ourselves the priority and find time to exercise, meditate, practice gratitude, sleep well and practice kindness!

this was a complete and engaging course and it has changed our perception about different things .

it has made us think that how blessed we are and that we were wasting our precious time n relations for nothing. thanks for making me a part of it .

thanks Dr Laurie Santos, at times it felt that we know each other and things get into our minds easily.

Professor Santos is FANTASTIC! I have taken several online classes and Ms. Santos is captivating and extremely knowledgeable on the subject of well-being. Her positive attitude along with realistic views on how hard it is to change habits was refreshing. I have told several people about the class. Got a few friends to join me in taking this course.

I am very appreciating 《The Science of Well-Being》. It was the most awefull experience that I have had. I learned very much from it. I learned how to build up a habit, how and to what extent the mind will enfluence our well-being. It is very useful for me and I think I will teach other people with I have learned from 《The Science of Well-Being》.

Enjoyed this course a lot! I have always wondered about the science behind Happiness and this course has given me much insights into that. It was very interesting to see the different citations and references brought up in lectures as well, and I find the rewirements very meaningful as well! Really enjoyed this course, thank you very much Prof! :)

Such a great way to bring a positive practice into habit and learn the science about why this works to increase happiness and reduce the serious stress we all experience in day-to-day life. Completing this course during the COVID 19 pandemic really helped me keep a positive outlook on life and keep up with social connections, even from a distance.

I really needed some sort of a "Reset" in my life, especially during a global pandemic. It was great to learn how our minds can either hinder or help us achieve happiness. I was able to learn about habits that would help me be happier in life and put them into practice. Now I can say that those habits have created a foundation of happiness for me.

I am very glad that I have taken this course.The course is taught so thoroughly and i have learn a lot from this great course. The method of teaching was also precise and to the point. And i can say that my perspective of happiness has changed due to this course and i can definitely say that now i am on the right path towards happiness!

Thank you.

This course has been an eye opener, particularly when our lives have become caged within the walls of uncertainty and anxiety generated by Covid. The teachings on gratitude, meditation, savouring and living in the moment have definitely made the last 6 months easier to live through and I hope to incorporate these practices into my everyday life!!